DC Comics Movies, Ranked
and Lance Cartelli, for Metacritic – July 12, 2016
Updated July 2021 to add The Suicide Squad.
From Batman to Superman to Wonder Woman and beyond, DC is home to some of the most iconic heroes of all time. Here are the best (and worst) movies based on DC comics, ranked by their Metascores.
Photo credits: Warner Bros.
Unrelated to the nonexistent '90s movie of the same name that nevertheless persists in our collective memory, this lighthearted 2019 DCEU entry follows Billy Batson (Asher Angel) as he’s granted superpowers by an ancient wizard (Djimon Hounsou) and with one word—Shazam!—can turn himself into an adult superhero (a perfectly cast Zachary Levi). Aided by his friend Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer), Billy must learn about his powers and face off against Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong).